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he was presidential. you never know what position governor romney will come with. the centerpiece of their economic policies so far has been their tax cuts. last night, we found out he does not have a $5 trillion tax cut. he outsource that to china or something. i do not know. that is offshore. it is hard to figure out what governor romney's position is on a number of issues. as time goes on, meaning days, it will become pretty clear that governor romney has either changed in number of positions or did not remember some of his positions. we have two more debates coming up. i feel really good about it. my own debate -- all debates are tough. you get up there. i was watching the debate last night. you can sit there and say i would have done this or that. you hear people saying that. all debates are tough. i am looking forward to what. the thing about congressman ryan is he has been straightforward up until now. all of the significant changes he wants to make, we have fundamentally different views on a range of issues. i hope it will be a good debate. what i have been
he was presidential. you never know what position governor romney will come with. the centerpiece of their economic policies so far has been their tax cuts. last night, we found out he does not have a $5 trillion tax cut. he outsource that to china or something. i do not know. that is offshore. it is hard to figure out what governor romney's position is on a number of issues. as time goes on, meaning days, it will become pretty clear that governor romney has either changed in number of...
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but it's going to include all the c-span channels. >> he was presidential. i think you just never know what positions governor romney is going to come with your gmail, the centerpiece of their economic policies so far has been the tax cut and last night we found out he doesn't have a fight for a tax cut and i guess he outsource that to china. it's hard to figure out what governor romney's position is on a number of issues. but i think as time goes on, meaning days, this can become pretty clear that governor romney has even changed or doesn't remember. i think at the end of the day we have two more debates coming up. i feel real good about it. >> what is your debate? >> my own debate? all debates are tough. you're up there and you're able to say -- i was watching the debate last night you can get there and say what it do not ms and you hear people say not. it's not saying that famous 320, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70 million people. all debates are tough, but i'm looking forward to it. the thing about congressman ryan is he has been straightforward up till now. all the
but it's going to include all the c-span channels. >> he was presidential. i think you just never know what positions governor romney is going to come with your gmail, the centerpiece of their economic policies so far has been the tax cut and last night we found out he doesn't have a fight for a tax cut and i guess he outsource that to china. it's hard to figure out what governor romney's position is on a number of issues. but i think as time goes on, meaning days, this can become pretty...
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mitt romney took his victory lap after the first presidential debate receiving a sustained standing ovation during a surprise visit to a conference of conservatives in denver. >> i saw the president's vision as trickled down government. and i don't think that's what america believes in. i see instead a prosperity that comes through freedom. >> reporter: it didn't take long after the debate was finished for the romney campaign to turn the spin room into the win room. are you declaring victory, jim, if this was a boxing match, the referee would have called it. after taking some knocks from some in the gop after spending too much time in debate prep and not enough in rally in swing states, the romney campaign felt vindicated. although eric fehrnstrom pushed back on the notion that the republican contender was more ready than the president. >> well, look, you know, i think at the end of the day both the president and governor romney probably put in an equal amount of time preparing for this debate. >> reporter: just two days after the president joked his own advisors were pushing him to do more
mitt romney took his victory lap after the first presidential debate receiving a sustained standing ovation during a surprise visit to a conference of conservatives in denver. >> i saw the president's vision as trickled down government. and i don't think that's what america believes in. i see instead a prosperity that comes through freedom. >> reporter: it didn't take long after the debate was finished for the romney campaign to turn the spin room into the win room. are you...
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. >>> to the presidential race and some saying it was a big shot in the arm for the romney campaign. the first debate is history. there are two more to go and five weeks until election day. the candidates are on the move. steve handelsman is live in denver. >> reporter: good evening from denver, colorado, where this is the headline, in the biggest paper in denver. the only the statewide paper in colorado. i spoke to democrats in this battleground state today. they don't dispute this. they're disappointed, but many feel they're still hopeful because they figure mitt romney's still got a ways to win in this state, and nationwide, even though his effort looks back on track. republican joy in denver, mitt romney declared his campaign is rejuvenated. >> you know what, we're going to take back the white house. >> reporter: a new mood after many saw a new mitt romney last night. >> let's get back to medicare. the president said that the government can provide the service at lower cost and without a profit. >> reporter: in control, assertive, presidential. while barack obama kept his eyes an
. >>> to the presidential race and some saying it was a big shot in the arm for the romney campaign. the first debate is history. there are two more to go and five weeks until election day. the candidates are on the move. steve handelsman is live in denver. >> reporter: good evening from denver, colorado, where this is the headline, in the biggest paper in denver. the only the statewide paper in colorado. i spoke to democrats in this battleground state today. they don't dispute...
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romney. here is how it looked this afternoon. [video clip] >> we also had our first debate last night. when i got onto the stage, i met this very spirited fellow who claimed to be mitt romney. [laughter] but it couldn't have been mitt romney, because the real mitt romney has been running around the country for the last year promising $5 trillion in tax cuts to favor the wealthy. the fellow on stage last night said he did not know anything about that. [laughter] the real mitt romney it says we don't need any more teachers in our classrooms. [boos] don't boo, vote. [applause] >> some of the beginning of this rally this afternoon. about five more minutes of your phone calls, your reaction to the debate, what you saw in denver. columbia, maryland, on the independent line. >> good afternoon. just a couple of observations. i just watched obamas rally in denver. i just sat there thinking, wow, where was this guy last night? i really wish he had been a little tougher on romney. i think he had opportu
romney. here is how it looked this afternoon. [video clip] >> we also had our first debate last night. when i got onto the stage, i met this very spirited fellow who claimed to be mitt romney. [laughter] but it couldn't have been mitt romney, because the real mitt romney has been running around the country for the last year promising $5 trillion in tax cuts to favor the wealthy. the fellow on stage last night said he did not know anything about that. [laughter] the real mitt romney it...
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governor romney put on the single best performance by any presidential candidate in history. he was absolutely perfect. [ talking over each other ] he does not have to top it. he does not have to match it. he was speaking to tens of millions of americans whose view of the governor had been defined by the hundreds of millions of dollars of advertising of the obama campaign. there would be an affected grin, but then never follow up to explain to the joke was on. by the end of the evening, it was clear who the joke was on. it was not anyway an expression of enjoyment. he was lost and he knew he was outmatched. president obama lost big. in fact, i think a case can be made and we will see in the weeks and debate that had. he just lost, probably, is opportunity for reelection. lori: we will leave it there for today. the dow up about 90 points. lou: and -- the answer is, for the viewers at 7:00 o'clock eastern tonight, is it the beginning of what will be an even bigger romney rally as the days unfold. melissa: thank you so much. last night's debate having a noticeable change on the
governor romney put on the single best performance by any presidential candidate in history. he was absolutely perfect. [ talking over each other ] he does not have to top it. he does not have to match it. he was speaking to tens of millions of americans whose view of the governor had been defined by the hundreds of millions of dollars of advertising of the obama campaign. there would be an affected grin, but then never follow up to explain to the joke was on. by the end of the evening, it was...
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look presidential and talk directly to the american people and don't get into a fight with mitt romney on stage. but you have to -- i think you have to be a little bit more nimble than that. if the moderator does not step in and say, mr. romney, that is just not true what you just said, come back and ask follow-up questions. if that is not going to happen what is then your game plan? if mitt romney becomes much more aggressive and does not stick his foot in his mouth, which he tends to do and he doesn't do that in this time, what do you do? you have to have all of those contingencies and be nimble enough to react to all of that and doesn't seem to happen last night for barack obama. he kept kind of talking to the american people, talking into the camera. i can only assume hoping that, you know, the fact check after the fact would do the kind -- the heavy lifteding of saying these things are not true that mr. romney said. >> we got our own fact checking segment coming up. i'm glad you promoed it for me. charles, quickly. as i was reading your column this morning. i spent five years at c
look presidential and talk directly to the american people and don't get into a fight with mitt romney on stage. but you have to -- i think you have to be a little bit more nimble than that. if the moderator does not step in and say, mr. romney, that is just not true what you just said, come back and ask follow-up questions. if that is not going to happen what is then your game plan? if mitt romney becomes much more aggressive and does not stick his foot in his mouth, which he tends to do and...
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pundits have mitt romney as the big winner of last night's presidential debate. taxes play a big role in the face-off. >> the fact is if you are lowering the rates the way you describe, governor, then it is not possible to come up with enough production to the world that only affect high income individuals to avoid either raising the deficit or burdening the middle class. it is math, it is arithmetic. >> i don't have a $5 trillion tax cut, my view is we ought to provide tax relief to people in the middle class but i will not reduce the share of taxes paid by high income people. >>tracy: and we have two differt views on the debate. christian, i want to start with you, want to talk about the $4 trillion deficit plan for president obama he talked about last night. he would propose a $4 trillion deficit reduction plan, but our research is the best, they said he's already banking a lot of legislation that is already past when he says he will be reducing the deficit by $4 trillion. if mr. obama being fair and honest with the american people? >> he is counting things th
pundits have mitt romney as the big winner of last night's presidential debate. taxes play a big role in the face-off. >> the fact is if you are lowering the rates the way you describe, governor, then it is not possible to come up with enough production to the world that only affect high income individuals to avoid either raising the deficit or burdening the middle class. it is math, it is arithmetic. >> i don't have a $5 trillion tax cut, my view is we ought to provide tax relief...
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mitt romney and his campaign vice president paul ryan are campaigning together today in virginia. while in denver for last night's debate, we talked with some students about their views on the election. >> the issue for me has to do with women's rights. and rights for all women, not just wealthy women. and the supreme court will go a long way to make sure that those are secured for generations to come. >> i was interested in the economy. >> the biggest issue for me is getting a job after i'm done for school. i pay $55,000 a year to come here. i need a job to pay for that. >> it's important to me to make sure i am able to get a job. >> there are many issues we need to focus on. >> video-based social media service similar to a tweet. last night's debate is the most tweeted event in history, topping this year's republican and democratic conventions. a look at last night's debate. the debate was held at the university of denver. it was spoke focusing on domestic policy issues. we want to show you reaction from the candidates during the debate. it's about an hour and a half. >> i welco
mitt romney and his campaign vice president paul ryan are campaigning together today in virginia. while in denver for last night's debate, we talked with some students about their views on the election. >> the issue for me has to do with women's rights. and rights for all women, not just wealthy women. and the supreme court will go a long way to make sure that those are secured for generations to come. >> i was interested in the economy. >> the biggest issue for me is getting...
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over all people agree that mitt romney won this one. two-thirds of the people that watch this debate say that romney won the debate. the vice president presidential candidates square off next week and kentucky. >> it has been a remarkably busy morning with no apparent reason why. there been a number of accidents this morning that have really jammed up traffic. >> the ride on the peninsula of the 1 01 south found believe it or not as solid from san bruno all the way down to redwood city. it is one of the longest slowest rides well over an hour and 14 minutes. looking at a really rough ride here for your view. also a new problem has been reported for interstate 80 in the westbound direction. we are looking at slowing go, stop and go traffic for the entire length of the span. the stretch all the way down to berkeley there is an eastbound car fire that has the two west lanes of interstate 80 shot down. this is probably some of the worst traffic we have ever seen for the 85 to 80 as well as the one on one. the drive time out of the coyote va
over all people agree that mitt romney won this one. two-thirds of the people that watch this debate say that romney won the debate. the vice president presidential candidates square off next week and kentucky. >> it has been a remarkably busy morning with no apparent reason why. there been a number of accidents this morning that have really jammed up traffic. >> the ride on the peninsula of the 1 01 south found believe it or not as solid from san bruno all the way down to redwood...
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at long last we do have a presidential race. dan henninger rejoins the company later this hour and will romney keep the momentum up? at 10:37. here is what you are saying about the debate on our facebook page. if you thought president obama won. we didn't get any like that. here's what we got. jean said last night was a game changer. fence sitters no longer on the fence. romney may have won the battle but the work remains. he has to keep momenm and have plans in place ready to go. keep your comments coming. interesting debate on facebook. here is why you may be calling this a turning point. romney pulled no punches. it was forceful listen to how he addressed the president's energy policies. >> don't forget you put $90 billion, 50 years worth into solar and wind solyndra and i had a friend is it you don't pick winners and losers. you pick losers. stuart: pretty good and kind of new. meanwhile we heard the same story from the president. blame bush. >> one of walked in the oval office i had a trillion dollar deficit. we know where
at long last we do have a presidential race. dan henninger rejoins the company later this hour and will romney keep the momentum up? at 10:37. here is what you are saying about the debate on our facebook page. if you thought president obama won. we didn't get any like that. here's what we got. jean said last night was a game changer. fence sitters no longer on the fence. romney may have won the battle but the work remains. he has to keep momenm and have plans in place ready to go. keep your...
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he was clearly trying to be too presidential and not going after romney. >> we can't escape the fact. four of the last five incumbent presidents had lost the first debate. it's unbelievable. you have to say there is something to this. >> they're not used to being challenged in a way that he was for 90 minutes. you alone command the stage. his performance style reminded me of a press conference in the white house where he grips the podium. he does these long answers. john f. kennedy used to do 15 questions in 30 minutes. >> one of those. he's so used to be being on home turf. i don't think he took romney that seriously. he is watching romney all year making all these blunders. he's saying, you know, this guy isn't that good. >> he's not that good. probably thinks similar campaign. similar candidate. >> i heard from count let obama people. we know there's an opportunity here to put this race away. we're going to be aggressive without looking overly aggressive. that wasn't the case. >> it wasn't the case at all. i assume in his mind this was the fourth quarter. but they are going to have
he was clearly trying to be too presidential and not going after romney. >> we can't escape the fact. four of the last five incumbent presidents had lost the first debate. it's unbelievable. you have to say there is something to this. >> they're not used to being challenged in a way that he was for 90 minutes. you alone command the stage. his performance style reminded me of a press conference in the white house where he grips the podium. he does these long answers. john f. kennedy...
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romney wins on style, obama on facts. l.a. times, romney's fact challenged. i have to believe the truth is going to matter in the end, don't you? >> absolutely. i think the president was presidential, and laid out a clear, detailed talk about what he is doing to grow the economy. mitt romney to me was like a complete retread of what got us into this trouble in the first place. and point after point he wasn't straight with the american people. yeah, you may be able to get away with it in a one and a half hour debate, but when folks look at what he is really for and what he is saying he could do i think folks won't vote for him, and i think particularly women. in iowa there's a 13-point gender gap among women who are not willing to go backwards. >> stephanie: we talked to congress woman degette earlier, and she was saying that a lot of the women there were turned off by mitt romney's overaggressiveness or whatever you want to indicate. i think as we have said just because you talk more and state a lot of things that aren't true, i suppose that certainly is sayi
romney wins on style, obama on facts. l.a. times, romney's fact challenged. i have to believe the truth is going to matter in the end, don't you? >> absolutely. i think the president was presidential, and laid out a clear, detailed talk about what he is doing to grow the economy. mitt romney to me was like a complete retread of what got us into this trouble in the first place. and point after point he wasn't straight with the american people. yeah, you may be able to get away with it in a...
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he debated governor romney several times during the primaries, a former presidential candidate of course and also the ceo of godfather's pizza. good morning, mr. cain happy to have you here. >> thanks, martha, happy to be here. martha: you're one of the people that has been on stage with mitt romney in the past. did you see a different mitt romney in anyway last night? >> i saw the same mitt romney that i saw when i was debating him during the republican primary, because i expected him to go in prepared, which he was. he was knowledgeable, which he was. and his depth of knowledge and his demand of the facts as he was rebutting the different statements made by the president was absolutely impressive. i thought last night overall was a defining moment for mitt romney because he didn't get streamed through the mainstream media. the american people got to see the mitt romney that i know and a lot of people that have debated him know. martha: we have been told that he was looking forward to that opportunity to just go head-to-head on the stage and to sort of rebut some of the things that he s
he debated governor romney several times during the primaries, a former presidential candidate of course and also the ceo of godfather's pizza. good morning, mr. cain happy to have you here. >> thanks, martha, happy to be here. martha: you're one of the people that has been on stage with mitt romney in the past. did you see a different mitt romney in anyway last night? >> i saw the same mitt romney that i saw when i was debating him during the republican primary, because i expected...
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presidential debate. we're going to recap some of the highlights from denver coming up. the as if you haven't heard already they won the als title. they took on the rangers. they swept up. it was a sweet victory yesterday we're going to have highlights on that coming up as well. it's here. the ships have begun to arrive including the uss macon huge aircraft carrier. a lot of the sailors are doing a lot of great things. we'll explore that in a little more detail coming up. >>> a big change in the weather. >> a dramatic change in the forecast, the fog really rolled in yesterday afternoon and affected all of our coastal communities. dealing with widespread low clouds, it's a chilly start to the morning and we're looking at upper 70s at best. changes ahead. we have some sprinkles in the forecast. i'll highlight what's on tap for the week coming up. >>> the traffic looking good on the freeway this morning, but there's a bart delay. we are just learning that there's a piece of maintenance that is stuck on the t
presidential debate. we're going to recap some of the highlights from denver coming up. the as if you haven't heard already they won the als title. they took on the rangers. they swept up. it was a sweet victory yesterday we're going to have highlights on that coming up as well. it's here. the ships have begun to arrive including the uss macon huge aircraft carrier. a lot of the sailors are doing a lot of great things. we'll explore that in a little more detail coming up. >>> a big...
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obama and governor romney five days later. allison. >> so, sarah, lots to talk about, important things like taxes, deficit, all this, jobless rates, but also talk about big bird and it caught fire. it's amazing. what was this about? >>reporter: i think it was one of those things that somebody could latch on to because there weren't a lot of those moments as we talked about, but this was one. it came up in a discussion, as you mentioned, about the deficit, it is definitely getting the most attention on social network. take a look at this. >> i'm sorry, jim, i'm going to stop the subsidize to pbs, i'm going to stop other things. i love pbs, i love big bird, i actually like you too, but i'm not going to -- >>reporter: within minutes of that comment, big bird was trending on twitter with 17,000 mentions per minute and a parody account called fired big bird wracked up more than 20,000 followers. one last note here, moderator jim lehrer may have taken the most criticism coming out of last night's debate. some reviews for the veteran
obama and governor romney five days later. allison. >> so, sarah, lots to talk about, important things like taxes, deficit, all this, jobless rates, but also talk about big bird and it caught fire. it's amazing. what was this about? >>reporter: i think it was one of those things that somebody could latch on to because there weren't a lot of those moments as we talked about, but this was one. it came up in a discussion, as you mentioned, about the deficit, it is definitely getting...
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romney just completely changed. that is what was so -- i guess it is not so surprising, because that is what he has done is flip-floping. i hope the president would get an ad out or they show what he has been saying and what he said last night. host: that was an from north carolina. this is from the president's home town newspaper. pieces.susan page's -- piece. she writes -- the podium in front of him not even adorned with the presidential seal. at times he sounded annoyed and defensive about having his tenure challenged in a way presidents rarely are. that is a little bit of her article this morning. here is a little bit more from the debate last night. >> my plan has five basic parts. get as energy independent. that creates 4 million jobs. open up more trade, particularly in latin america. crackdown on china when they cheat. make sure our people have the skills to succeed, and the best schools in the world. yet as to a balanced budget. champion small business. it is small business that creates jobs in america. ove
romney just completely changed. that is what was so -- i guess it is not so surprising, because that is what he has done is flip-floping. i hope the president would get an ad out or they show what he has been saying and what he said last night. host: that was an from north carolina. this is from the president's home town newspaper. pieces.susan page's -- piece. she writes -- the podium in front of him not even adorned with the presidential seal. at times he sounded annoyed and defensive about...
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mitt romney's job was to look presidential. he looked presidential and looked like he had better answers than the president of the united states. >> gretchen: and so the group of voters you are tryying to get at this point, middle class americans. that was the thesis. uncommitted voters, 500 voters polled directly before and after the debate, who did they go for. five hundred went for mitt romney. >> brian: when van jones said romney won you had a good night if you are rom romm. this sound bite is the strongest. we heard big oil accident tax breaks and busting the economy. not only did mitt romney attack this and address this, he grouped in and compared those alleged tax breaks with green energy investments with our money, listen. >> don't forget. you put 90 billion dollars worth of breaks in solar and wind to solyndra, and fis car and tesla and i friend of mine said you don't just pick winners and losers, you pick the losers, this is not the kind of policy to get america energy sescure. second topic you said you get a deductio
mitt romney's job was to look presidential. he looked presidential and looked like he had better answers than the president of the united states. >> gretchen: and so the group of voters you are tryying to get at this point, middle class americans. that was the thesis. uncommitted voters, 500 voters polled directly before and after the debate, who did they go for. five hundred went for mitt romney. >> brian: when van jones said romney won you had a good night if you are rom romm....
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romney on his falsehoods and turnabouts. there are still two more presidential debates. and mr. obama has the facts on his side to expose the hollowness of his opponent, but first he has to decide to use them aggressively. i think a lot of people felt that way. >> jon meacham, you'd have to go back to the 2004 bush debate. first bush debate to find a clear winner like we had last night. when you have even liberal publications, liberal editorial pages saying that barack obama didn't show up, and mitt romney won it going away. >> i think that's right. and i think -- it's interesting that incumbent presidents, as we've been talking about, you know, are not accustomed to this forum. it's been a long time since he's been challenged like that. i remember president bush, george w. bush, was quoted -- used to be quoted as saying, you know, people will be out in the oval office waiting room and they'll say i'm going to go in and tell the president, great texas phrase, what all, and they get in and they say oh, what a lovely tie, mr. president. and i think that's a big part of this. and i
romney on his falsehoods and turnabouts. there are still two more presidential debates. and mr. obama has the facts on his side to expose the hollowness of his opponent, but first he has to decide to use them aggressively. i think a lot of people felt that way. >> jon meacham, you'd have to go back to the 2004 bush debate. first bush debate to find a clear winner like we had last night. when you have even liberal publications, liberal editorial pages saying that barack obama didn't show...
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comment was emblematic of what people had already built in in the feelings it any uncertainty it was mitt romney isn't like me. he doesn't get me, he doesn't get the middle-class. and that one comment encapsulated it all. >> he was talking like a political strategist and not as a presidential candidate. >> that was a lame excuse. 40 some% of the people are not voting for me, i know that because 40 some% of people are not voting for barack obama, that would be fine but that's not what he said. he went much further than that. and the sort of simple dismissal of them were all fighting over 10%, we've all said that. that's not what he said. he said the people don't pay taxes, they are developing and many of those -- >> he didn't say that either. you're taking liberties. >> next question if we can. thank you very much. >> in the interest of full disclosure i am a grad student, a member of one of those so i just thought i should say that. [talking over each other] >> i'm surrounded by people who kind of have the same ideological bent as me and i just don't understand, the reason, i've been following t
comment was emblematic of what people had already built in in the feelings it any uncertainty it was mitt romney isn't like me. he doesn't get me, he doesn't get the middle-class. and that one comment encapsulated it all. >> he was talking like a political strategist and not as a presidential candidate. >> that was a lame excuse. 40 some% of the people are not voting for me, i know that because 40 some% of people are not voting for barack obama, that would be fine but that's not...
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mitt romney and president obama go toe to toe in the first presidential debate. the verdict is in. >> the average person making 3 million bucks is getting a $250,000 t break. >> virtually everything he said about my tax plan is accurate. >> obama stumble s -- >> the last point i would make -- >> your time is up. >> i had five seconds before you interrupted me. >> mr. president, you're entitled to your own airplane and
mitt romney and president obama go toe to toe in the first presidential debate. the verdict is in. >> the average person making 3 million bucks is getting a $250,000 t break. >> virtually everything he said about my tax plan is accurate. >> obama stumble s -- >> the last point i would make -- >> your time is up. >> i had five seconds before you interrupted me. >> mr. president, you're entitled to your own airplane and
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>> this was mitt romney's night, no question about it. he was sharp, specific, sustained, a plan of attack and went after barack obama every way he could. holding him accountable for the obama record. we haven't seen that too much in this campaign. there have been so many personal attacks, so many back and forths. he was able to say look this is what you promised four years ago, this is what you delivered on, where is the gap? here's what i will offer. most importantly, able to say look this is the choice i am offering. and he was able to control this debate. >> what do you think was the problem with the president last night? his performance is uniformly panned, tired, underprepared, overconfident? what do you think -- or was this a strategy of some kind? >> i think it was part strategy. they went into the debate knowing they're winning the campaign with the current strategy. don't do anything to upset that apple cart. see if you can ride this out. the other piece, i think he went in thinking he didn't have to prepare, thinking he was abl
>> this was mitt romney's night, no question about it. he was sharp, specific, sustained, a plan of attack and went after barack obama every way he could. holding him accountable for the obama record. we haven't seen that too much in this campaign. there have been so many personal attacks, so many back and forths. he was able to say look this is what you promised four years ago, this is what you delivered on, where is the gap? here's what i will offer. most importantly, able to say look...
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presidential debate where governor romney, a pro business candidate, made a competitive he showing. the nikkei rebounded off a four week low with automakers and financials surging. but textures lost ground after hewlett-packard's profit warning. contract makers in eye with an also took a beating with the computer share sub index slipping 1.6%, but managed to close flat. we saw a bit of profit taking on samsung electronics ahead of it q3 earnings guidance tomorrow. australian miners were lower, but wleptd support to the 200 ends at a 14 month high. weaker than expected august retail sales added to the case for further rate cuts. sensex still higher by 0.9%. back to you. >>> president obama and mitt romney met face to face last night in denver, colorado for their first u.s. presidential debate. they focused mostly on the economy. with a month to go before the election, both men aim to prove to voters that they're the right choice to lead the country for the next four years. john harwood got a firsthand view of the debate and filed this report. >> the first of three presidential debate
presidential debate where governor romney, a pro business candidate, made a competitive he showing. the nikkei rebounded off a four week low with automakers and financials surging. but textures lost ground after hewlett-packard's profit warning. contract makers in eye with an also took a beating with the computer share sub index slipping 1.6%, but managed to close flat. we saw a bit of profit taking on samsung electronics ahead of it q3 earnings guidance tomorrow. australian miners were lower,...
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doesn't need to get into the muddy mess of a fight with mitt romney. if he can aindividuvoid that, r above, ride the coat tails of the presidency. they made a decision not to bring up the 47%. wonder if that will hold true in the other debates given the story loon of this oine of this. >> do you think romney will see a bounce out of this, the way obama had a bounce, bill clinton's famous speech. >> you need a story to change if you are mitt romney. he is primed for a comeback moment. what happens next, follow up on this, giving a speech on foreign policy. going to be asked about this in interviews. if he can build on momentum a little. yes expect that he begins to close the gap. positive signs in battleground states. so the romney campaign just happened at the right moment for them to capitalize on something. knowing you have five weeks left, knowing a couple turns left. >> can't believe, 33 days left. >> five weeks. and counting. >> coming soon. >> right. rick klein, thank you so much for joining us in studio this morning. we'll be right back. >> than
doesn't need to get into the muddy mess of a fight with mitt romney. if he can aindividuvoid that, r above, ride the coat tails of the presidency. they made a decision not to bring up the 47%. wonder if that will hold true in the other debates given the story loon of this oine of this. >> do you think romney will see a bounce out of this, the way obama had a bounce, bill clinton's famous speech. >> you need a story to change if you are mitt romney. he is primed for a comeback...
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more because he didn't want to be seen as beating up on romney. >> and he had to be presidential at the same time. >> mr. james layer would be. my thanks to all of you. we'll be right back here with one week from tomorrow for the vice-presidential debate. joe biden, paul ryan. thanks for being us with tonight. good night from denver.
more because he didn't want to be seen as beating up on romney. >> and he had to be presidential at the same time. >> mr. james layer would be. my thanks to all of you. we'll be right back here with one week from tomorrow for the vice-presidential debate. joe biden, paul ryan. thanks for being us with tonight. good night from denver.
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mitt romney. it was quite natural for him to come out there and be very defensive, as he was denied to the next few weeks will be very crucial with the election being rider on the corner. i totally support barack obama, and we will go through it to the finish line. >> i think president barack obama really held his composure. there may have been times that he wanted to get frustrated or upset that he really held himself. i commend him for not getting upset and showing his frustration. it is only the first debate and we still have the vice- presidential debate. the republicans should not get so uppity with this whole thing because it was the first debate. governor mitt romney had to really come out there and show himself because it has not been looking at good for him the last few weeks. i don't think president barack obama did anything wrong. i just look forward to the upcoming debates. >> this is ruby on twitter saying that governor romney needs to elaborate on what his complete ideas are. this is
mitt romney. it was quite natural for him to come out there and be very defensive, as he was denied to the next few weeks will be very crucial with the election being rider on the corner. i totally support barack obama, and we will go through it to the finish line. >> i think president barack obama really held his composure. there may have been times that he wanted to get frustrated or upset that he really held himself. i commend him for not getting upset and showing his frustration. it...
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he was more presidential. i believe the president obama handled himself with that dignified reserve is his hallmark. anybody that expected him to come out in an aggressive in your face way has not been watching the president for these last four years. i thought the president was particularly strong tonight, especially in contrasting the two economic views of these candidates. president obama's view of how we fix our economy. much more in line with main strewn americans believe, the middle class believes. the things that president clinton used, balanced approach. opportunity and, i thought that governor romney really didn't do anything to dissuade the general public from the view that he would like to go back to the days of the bush tax cuts for the wealthy and hope that this time, instead of growing deficits, and growing unemployment, that it grows jobs. so governor romney really needed a game changer tonight. i hate to say this but i find myself agreeing with chris christie. governor romney really needed to t
he was more presidential. i believe the president obama handled himself with that dignified reserve is his hallmark. anybody that expected him to come out in an aggressive in your face way has not been watching the president for these last four years. i thought the president was particularly strong tonight, especially in contrasting the two economic views of these candidates. president obama's view of how we fix our economy. much more in line with main strewn americans believe, the middle class...
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. >> that's the end of the first presidential debate between governor romney of massachusetts and president obama. you see both men being greeted by their wives on stage. even this portion of the debate is negotiated ahead of time by the campaigns in terms of which members of their family will be joining them on stage. this is, these these are negotiated down to this level of detail. in terms of how the overall debate unfolded, i personally do not know who won this debate. i do feel that we saw this debate format die a very painful death on camera tonight. the contrast between the candidates was stylistic as much as substantive. president obama i think calm and basically explanatory tonight. governor romney, more hyper, and i don't mean that in a negative way, just sort of more amped, more assertive. and that manifests in a way that the debate format was just dismantled. the format and i think the moderator, with all due respect to mr. lehrer dismantled. this is one of those debates, you could predict the score more by time of possession in terms of who was speaking more. then you could by
. >> that's the end of the first presidential debate between governor romney of massachusetts and president obama. you see both men being greeted by their wives on stage. even this portion of the debate is negotiated ahead of time by the campaigns in terms of which members of their family will be joining them on stage. this is, these these are negotiated down to this level of detail. in terms of how the overall debate unfolded, i personally do not know who won this debate. i do feel that...
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governor romney will give energy to republic i hadi hads. the question, can he move the numbers in battleground states. it will be interesting to watch post debate advertising, resource allocation, i want to switch maps for one second. come up and look at this. here's what we know coming into the race. the tv ad counts this is -- a little confusing when you look at it first. pull out one state. colorado, the blue is the obama campaign, lighter blue, democratic pacs. pinkish red, the pro-romney pacs. why are the democrats spending more? trying to hold this state. why are republicans spending more, trying to catch up. very fascinating to watch after debate number one. how does it reset the battle, and watch the resources, catch the campaigns, ad spending, the first act of the final month and it will change things. >> we've studied history. covered races, when you have an incumbent president, and a stroll challenger comes in, and stands toe to toe. than an incumbent president, whether it was bill clinton versus george h.w. bush. when the incoup
governor romney will give energy to republic i hadi hads. the question, can he move the numbers in battleground states. it will be interesting to watch post debate advertising, resource allocation, i want to switch maps for one second. come up and look at this. here's what we know coming into the race. the tv ad counts this is -- a little confusing when you look at it first. pull out one state. colorado, the blue is the obama campaign, lighter blue, democratic pacs. pinkish red, the pro-romney...
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romney: thank you, jim. i'm pleased to be at the university of denver, appreciate their welcome and also the presidential commission on these debates. and congratulations to you, mr. president, on your anniversary. i'm sure this was the most romantic place you could imagine, here with me. [laughter] so congratulations. this is, obviously, a very tender topic. i've had the occasion over the last couple of years of meeting people across the country. i was in dayton, ohio, and a woman said i've been out of work since may, can you help me? ann yesterday was at a rally in ten very, and a woman came up to her with a baby in her arms and said, ann, my husband has had four jobs in three years, part-time jobs. he's lost his most recent job, and we have now just lost our home. can you help us x. the answer is, yes, we can help. but it's going to take a different path. not the one we've been on, not the one the president droibs as a top- describes as a top-down cut taxes for the rich. that's not what i'm going to do. m
romney: thank you, jim. i'm pleased to be at the university of denver, appreciate their welcome and also the presidential commission on these debates. and congratulations to you, mr. president, on your anniversary. i'm sure this was the most romantic place you could imagine, here with me. [laughter] so congratulations. this is, obviously, a very tender topic. i've had the occasion over the last couple of years of meeting people across the country. i was in dayton, ohio, and a woman said i've...
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there is awful lot of talk how romney has never forgotten that his father's presidential campaign was derailed by misstatement being brain washed by the vietnam war. that left a mark. he is super cautious about what he says. all the rehearsing and all of that sever o since of calm all his aides have described. we that ride the plane have seen. not about the consultants and super pacs and background noise that comes with the presidential campaign. it's now on his soldiers. he either has to perform orer he won't. >> bill: both of these guys this is like an olympic, you know, competition. they either do it or they don't. both of them will do it. it just depends to what extent. ed, real quickly, president obama goes where right after the debate and where does mitt romney go? what happens right after? what do they do? >> the president is immediately going to do a rally here tomorrow morning in denver. colorado obviously a swing state. then is he going to go back to washington and have an event in virginia on friday morning. another battleground and then on to ohio. all these obviously key
there is awful lot of talk how romney has never forgotten that his father's presidential campaign was derailed by misstatement being brain washed by the vietnam war. that left a mark. he is super cautious about what he says. all the rehearsing and all of that sever o since of calm all his aides have described. we that ride the plane have seen. not about the consultants and super pacs and background noise that comes with the presidential campaign. it's now on his soldiers. he either has to...
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we have to remember, mitt romney triumphed in a republican presidential field that was the worst republican presidential field in the history of the republican party. those are the debates he won. he was the one on the stage who did not look outright insane, compared to the rest of them. that isn't going to work for him tonight. he's going against the best debater mitt romney has ever been up against in his life. this is going to be, i think, a really great debate. >> preparing for this, i went back and looked at some of the 1994 debates between romney and kennedy, looking at some of that to see, you know, how does he deal with a democratic opponent? we've seen him debate a lot of republicans, but not a lot of democrats. and if it's half as fun as it was between him and ted kennedy, we are in for a very, very fun night ahead. lawrence, thank you for that, particularly on the rules. i think that was a really important point. we'll talk with you again soon. we are going to be getting more specifics from nbc's chuck todd in just a minute in terms of which each of the campaigns is aiming at ton
we have to remember, mitt romney triumphed in a republican presidential field that was the worst republican presidential field in the history of the republican party. those are the debates he won. he was the one on the stage who did not look outright insane, compared to the rest of them. that isn't going to work for him tonight. he's going against the best debater mitt romney has ever been up against in his life. this is going to be, i think, a really great debate. >> preparing for this,...
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. >> president barack obama and governor mitt romney preparing to face off in their first presidential debate. >> and here in denver, the candidates know what happens on this debate stage certainly could help sway the election. >> a president struggling with a slow economy, hoping to boost confidence in his leadership. >> i'm not fighting to create democratic and republican jobs, i'm fighting to create american jobs. >> a challenger fighting in the poll es trying to connect with average americans. after months of attacks on the campaign trial, it's time for these candidates to confront each other face to face. >> we will win this election, we will finish what we started! >> i will do better than this president has done for the american people! >> in colorado tonight, barack obama and mitt romney in their first presidential date. >> these debates are an opportunity for each of us to describe the pathway forward. >> what i'm most concerned about is having a serious discussion about what we need to do to keep the country growing. >> two men with different vision on issues voters care abou
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and up over 8 over romney, 51 to 43. stay tuned for our first presidential debate. more live from denver right after this. >>> there is no soviet domination of etern europe and there never will be under ford administration. ♪ home of the brave. ♪ it's where fear goes unwelcomed... ♪ and certain men... find a way to rise above. this is the land of giants. ♪ guts. glory. ram. with thermacare heatwraps. thermacare works differently. it's the only wrap with patented heat cells that penetrate deep to relax, soothe, and unlock tight muscles. for up to 16 hours of relief, try thermacare. to relax, soothe, and unlock tight muscles. and every day since, two years ago, the people of bp made a commitment to the gulf. we've worked hard to keep it. bp has paid over twenty-three billion dollars to help people and businesses who were affected, and to cover cleanup costs. today, the beaches and gulf are open for everyone to enjoy -- and many areas are reporting their best tourism seasons in years. we've shared what we've learned with governments and across the industry so w
and up over 8 over romney, 51 to 43. stay tuned for our first presidential debate. more live from denver right after this. >>> there is no soviet domination of etern europe and there never will be under ford administration. ♪ home of the brave. ♪ it's where fear goes unwelcomed... ♪ and certain men... find a way to rise above. this is the land of giants. ♪ guts. glory. ram. with thermacare heatwraps. thermacare works differently. it's the only wrap with patented heat cells that...
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>> romney has to win and win big tonight. the mathematics that nate silver is talking about take over if he doesn't. >> don't we have the baseball playoffs to watch if this -- >> i think romney doesn't need a big win. he just has to change the dynamics. debate to a draw, standing on the stage, giving the voters a second look, we'll conclude he got monday than he needed than the president did. >> the same that i consider the cliche of the night, which i've been predicting for days now. i'm afraid you just voiced it. let me say it in the right anchorman manner. mitt romney did what he had to do tonight. that what we're going to have to live through? >> through the weekend. >> oh, god. >> i think he has to do more than just be equivalent on the stage. at this point mitt romney is still not well enough liked. he hasn't broken through with the argument about what he's going to do that's so different about the economy in the future that he's irresistible as the choice. >> let's talk about the math. here in the rockies, i was thinki
>> romney has to win and win big tonight. the mathematics that nate silver is talking about take over if he doesn't. >> don't we have the baseball playoffs to watch if this -- >> i think romney doesn't need a big win. he just has to change the dynamics. debate to a draw, standing on the stage, giving the voters a second look, we'll conclude he got monday than he needed than the president did. >> the same that i consider the cliche of the night, which i've been predicting...